The Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD will be in West Belfast on Tuesday to deliver a keynote opening address at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Féile an Phobail event, titled ‘The Good Friday Agreement 20 Years On: A Community Reflects’ will take place in St Mary’s University College on the Falls Road.

It begins at 8.45am and will feature keynote speeches and contributions by former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD, former Women’s Coalition leader Monica McWilliams and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

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Féile an Phobail Director Kevin Gamble said: “As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, we want to mark this anniversary by celebrating the achievement that was the Good Friday Agreement and providing an opportunity for wider civic society along with local people to reflect on that achievement and to explore the distance still to travel to realise the society imagined and reflected within the Good Friday Agreement.

“We are delighted that the Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD will be attending and making the keynote opening address, and that Gerry Adams TD, Monica McWilliams and Bertie Ahern who were all deeply involved in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement will be attending and speaking also.

“To be bringing so many of those involved in crafting the Agreement into the same room to talk about the great achievement of the Good Friday Agreement and to look to the future is a real coup for Féile an Phobail.

Gerry Adams (Image: Getty)

“We also have four thematic panel discussions on Legacy and Reconciliation, Peace Dividend - A Balanced Economy, Rights Based Society and The Next Generation, which will feature an impressive line-up of speakers from across a broad political, business and community spectrum.

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“There are no tickets required for entry and we are advising people to arrive in good time as there is significant interest in this event. This is going to be a morning to remember so don’t miss out.”

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